The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1887-02-25
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The Eircy2eu'g Fair.

How would something of this kind do
for kimball?
The Fircsaen's Fair.
The above fair. which opened on the
evening of the 9th inst and lasted three
nights, was u great success. There was
a large attendance every evening, largely
composed of the most prominent people
of Khnball and vicinity, and the receipts
were in excess of that anticipated. No
unpleasant features marred the pleasure
Of any OF the large number in attendance
or those having the affair in charge.
Music and dancing took place each eve
ming, and there was the usual booths,
bazars, selling of chances on articles do
mated, etc. On Monday evening the fair
closed with grand masquerade ball,
which was attended by one of the larg
est crowds ever seen in the opera house.
At 10 o'clock over eighty masqucd fig
ures were on the floor, with hundreds of
spectators enjoying the sight. OF these,
either en- D,oSlus or as spectators, large
number were from Chamberlain and Puk
wana Among those from the former
place were, j. w. Orcutt, Judge Nor
row, wife and daughter, Z. c. Austin and
wife, L. f. Scott and wife, D. +. Burk
holder and wife, C. NJ. Gilman and wife,
j. A Sroube, John Foster. John Hirth
and John Troutman. Some of the cos
tunes were particularly good, and,
without desire to draw invidious com
parison, worthy of mention. OF those
from abroad, Miss Morrow's Daughter
OF the Regiment. was very neat and
pretty, her costume fitting and becoming
her trim little figure to perfection. In
striking contrast was John Foster as an
Indian Chief, who had an excellent
makeup. Mr.. Austin, as clown; Mr..
| Gilman, as cadet and Mr.. Burkholder
in crazy patchwork suit, were also
good. OF our town people there were
some pretty and novel costumes dis
PLAYED, in the forms of Misses Cash,
| Richards and Gcr,ie Nugen, flower girls;
Miss Myrtle Nugen, "Kimball Fire De
pnrtment,' Miss Nellie Warner. snow
suit; Hiss Nlasak and Mrs. Fred Stolte,
bridal costumes; Miss Petit and Miss
Smith Night" Miss Sadie Franklin and
Miss jacobson, fancy dress, and Miss
Leach, "Kimball Roller Mills" Misses
Pagan and Smith, paper dresses emblem
atica of the Kimball press. OF the male
costumes none were better than George
Dockfnger's personation of the turban
crowned old man, i'll flowing robes. al
ways seen in the st. Jacobs oil advcr-
tisemcnts. His costume was both pic
trresque and easily recognizable. Bar
ney Hirth, William Saylor and Willie
Bronson, as the old Dutchman, wife and
baby (the latter drawn in carD fairly
brought down the house. Henry Hirth
completely deceived every one in a
"partuloon" costume and made plenty
Of fun Then there was d. i. Robin
son and son 'Al," rs Jews, "Pa" Co
nant, in Dutch makeup: Martin Pattce,
rs a prenchor-or something; L. c.
Stewart. us-thc devil knows what,
j Peter Smith, in clown rig, and many
others. too, including the irreprcssble
Latchem in burnt cork and cast off O.
the two costumes representing the two
kiluball papers. Our contemporary was
/. ! personated in the person of Rollin Top
ping. foreman of the GRAPHIC Office
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knee pants, black hose, slippers anc
blouse waist, the whole trimmed witt
paper and headings of the newspaper h,
represented. He wore tall peaked pa
, per hat, with the name of the paper il
/. gilt up and down and all around it. |
was one of the naticst costumes out
The GRAPHIC was represented by Miss
, Carrie Hirth. one of Kimballs most
, charming daughters, and composite
in The Office OF our contemporary. Hcl
dress was composed entirely of copies o
n the GRAPHIC, the skirt being made o
: three rows of plating, with each row
!, faced with the papers heading. "Tul
!, KIMBALL GRAPHIC" The waist wa
made of the same material, plated ant
I headed with yoke and with clbov
sleeves. Encircling the perfect tittin
! waist was a broad paper belt on whicI
|. were easily discernible tie words: "Th
K Only Strictly Moral Paper in Dakota
; in heavy gilt letters. Black lace mitt
/. and a tall raisish paper hat, across th
1 crown Of which was THE GRAPHIC" i
# gilt letters and futtcring from the crow
II a double looped streamcr of bright card
nal ribbon with the same words in gi
on the ends, completed a most novel an
beautiful costume, well becoming th
1.-the and graceful! figure ii adorned an
highly credible TO its originator Mr.
: Topping, who made both of the tw
costumes last named
!, A large number of interesting notes {
Fl the fair and other matters relating TO
J. arc unavoidably left out for want of tin
to place in type.
is Sunday Services at st. Margaret
ia Church.
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y oh,,o, iprovenrents for thu =, ~ lui
q. churcestown; by Mr.. Dodds, to p2 the- -Ase
,s,. lenses in obtaining registration OF cattle
lyon other animals, aud to punish the giving of